diff --git a/board/eltec/bab7xx/bab7xx.c b/board/eltec/bab7xx/bab7xx.c
index fc48ed5..555475e 100644
--- a/board/eltec/bab7xx/bab7xx.c
+++ b/board/eltec/bab7xx/bab7xx.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <ns87308.h>
 #include <video_fb.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
  * Get Bus clock frequency
@@ -169,8 +171,6 @@
 
 void after_reloc (ulong dest_addr)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 	/*
 	 * Jump to the main U-Boot board init code
 	 */